At her home in Maugerville, NB on Saturday, January 10, 2009 Bertha Alice Morton completed her earthly journey and went home to be with her Lord. She was 93. Born December 4, 1915 at West Branch, Kent Co., NB, she was the daughter of the late William Smith Morton and Phoebe Eva (MacLeod) Morton. Bertha was Baptist by faith and a Life Member of Maugerville Women's Institute.

Bertha is survived by a son Keith Morton and two daughters, Sandra Day (Raymond) and Elizabeth Betty Morton all of Maugerville; 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren; a special son-in-law Carl Wilkinson; a brother Charles Morton of West Branch and three sisters Mildred Girvan of Kincardine, Laura McLean of Chatham and Edna Palmer of Moncton; three sisters-in-law Mary Morton, Doris Morton and Kathleen Morton; several nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, her husband Donald Edwin Morton, a daughter Myrna Wilkinson, a son Murray Morton, three grandchildren, one great grandchild, sisters Ruby Phillips, Eva Hicks, Marion Morton and brothers Lloyd, Carmen and Earl all predeceased her.

Resting at Bishop's Funeral Home, 540 Woodstock Road, Fredericton on Monday, January 12 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. A celebration of Bertha's life will be held from Bishop's Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, January 13 at 2:00 PM. Rev. Neil Sampson will officiate. Interment in the Maugerville Baptist Cemetery at a later date. The family would appreciate memorials to the I.W.K. Health Center Foundation or the Maugerville Baptist Cemetery Fund in Bertha's memory.